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As an easy-to-use desktop application, Rainlendar Lite for Mac allows for easy viewing, editing, and synchronizing of calendar events both online and offline. This application works well as a calendar and task manager and has all of the expected features, but ultimately lacks functions when compared to other, more popular programs.

Rainlendar Lite for Mac installs quickly and places a small icon on the Mac's top menu bar. There are no other control menus to speak of, but the drop-down is easy to use for those familiar with other calendar applications. The calendar displays in the background and has … Read more

If you enjoy anime or Japanese drama, then Crunchyroll is far and away the best app on the App Store to feed your obsession. The app is very simple in execution but delivers above and beyond what you would expect for an app that is free to use and contains so many different shows dating back more than a decade. With simple, intuitive menus, a universal app for access on your iPad or iPhone, and a free version that includes hundreds of episodes, it's a great place to start if you enjoy anime or are interested in getting into … Read more

Working with different types of movie files and disc formats, including Blu-ray, can be a challenge using native Mac programs. Aurora Blu-ray Player for Mac allows users to play movie files, DVDs, and Blu-rays from one application with good quality.

Available as a free trial version that places a watermark on Blu-ray playback, the full, unrestricted version costs $39.95. The trial version allows unrestricted use of movie files and DVDs. While the program only took up approximately 30MB of space, the download and installation took approximately 30 minutes, despite the high-speed Internet connection used. Once this completed, the actual … Read more

Defragmenting your hard drive is a necessary part of owning a computer. It's why Windows now turns on its onboard defragmenter by default. However, the options in that program are limited. Defraggler outdoes it in every way imaginable. With quicker performance, more features and detailed statistics, this defragmenter is the only one you need.

One of the standout features Defraggler offers is that it can defrag files individually. If one or two of your programs are struggling, you can specifically target them in the process during a quick defrag. This increases their power as well as your computer's … Read more

For heavy-duty image editing, a program like Photoshop is a must, but many users don't need anything that big and complex. Digital Photo Finalizer Lite Edition provides a simple suite of editing tools. It's not going to replace a full-featured photo editor, but, as the name suggests, it's a good choice for putting the finishing touches on your photos.

The first thing to be aware of is that you'll be forced to use a free 30-day trial version of the Pro Edition of the software, which will likely get you used to using tools that the … Read more

Flash technology has been both a blessing and a curse for Internet users. It's brought us wonderful Web sites like YouTube, but it's also been responsible for annoying, slow-loading advertisements, cumbersome Web site splash pages, and those much-despised autoplaying videos. Fortunately for all of us, there's FlashBlock. This simple Chrome extension lets users control how they interact with Flash elements online.

FlashBlock installs easily and performs its magic with little user input. Once it's installed, anything that's Flash-based--ads, videos, whatever--will be replaced by a circular button with the Flash logo on it. If you decide … Read more

Double Entry Accounting offers a very simple set of software tools for monitoring accounting entries. This journal-style program allows users to monitor the numbers, but it leaves something to be desired in the design department.

The program's interface was basic and lacking direction, so we needed to visit the Help file's instructions and view a sample accounting collection before we understood how to navigate everything well enough. Once we felt comfortable, we discovered that the program allowed us to make deposits and deductions into several categories we created in order to gain a solid picture of our accounts. … Read more

Fast Dial attempts to be a user's' best friend by giving more control when choosing favorite Web sites and bookmarks. This interesting program may not convince those who are happy with their current tools, but those looking for a little visual assistance might like its approach.

This free Firefox plug-in adds a single button to your toolbar that launches a blank page with a lot of empty squares. Simply double click a square and users are asked to input a URL, a picture if they want (the Web site's homepage will appear if not), and a title for … Read more

Users seeking to subtly change the appearance of Firefox may find Naver to be the perfect add-on skin.

This unlimited-use free download has a gray-and-green theme that is easy on the eyes. Its green jumps out without being blinding, adding a sleek, organic feel to the navigation options. The function buttons retain their traditional symbols, so it will not be confusing, which is a relief compared with many other themes.

Naver is a neutral option for customizing your Firefox without turning the browser into a foreign land that's hard to navigate. Recommended for any Firefox user seeking a new … Read more